Ensilage-distributer.



No. 891,608. PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908.

W. E. DRAPER F. W. STROHM.

ENSILAGB DISTRIBUTER. APFLIGATION FILED Nov.1e, 1907.

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Wz E. DRAPER az F. W. STRUHM.

ENSILAGE DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATON FILED NOV.1G, 1907.

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No. 891,608. PATENTED JUNE Z3, 1908. W. E. DRAPER @L F. W. STBOHM.v

ENSILAGE DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.16, 1907,

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- declare the following to be a full, .exact description vol the invention, 4such as 'UNITED sfrarns Parana espion.

WILLIAM E. DRAPER Ann FRANK w. sTnoI-IM, or WAYNE, ILLINOIS.

ENsILAGE-DIS'ILRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23. 1908.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM E. DnAPER and FRANK W. STRoHM, 'citizens of the United States, residing at Viiayne, in the county of .Dupage, State'of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ensilage-Distributers, and we do hereby clear, and

willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention relates to anew and useful automatically operated ensilage distributer.

The object of our invention is to provide a distributing nozzle and spout ada )ted to secure to an ensilage cutter of the blower type the invention being intended to be used in feeding to and distributing ensilage within a silo, the nozzle being rotatably actuated as will be described more fully hereinafter.

.ln the accompanying drawings we have shown in Figure 1 a side elevation of an ensilage distributor showing it in connection with a silo in' section. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the entire upper end portion of the distributor. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of one of the pinions and brackets. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the supporting collar. Fig. 6 is a bottoni view of the disk spiral.

As has been set forth the object of our invention is to provide an ens'lage distributer having a rotating spout automatically actuated by the air blast and ensilage delivered through the spout. By these means the ensilagc may be delivered at any desired point within the silo especially so as we provide a distributing nozzle so that the ensilage may be forced into the desired direction.

ln `carrying out the aimof our invention cured to the delivery spout A of a suitable..

ensilage cutter olI the blower type.

./Mlfpu'ent the l'orward delivery end ol the. elbow B as is shown in Fig. l is positioned a supporting collar F provided with the supporting arms F as shown in detail in Fig. 5. 'lhc arms F are suitably secured to the elbow B as shown in Fig. l while the collar F is supported by means of a forward bracket l and the roar bracket li so that this collar is se? cu rely held to the end of the spout. At suite able points this collar F isprovided with a plurality of bearing rollers l which extend upward therefrom as is shown in Fig. l to engage the under surface of a suitable crown gear M from which crown gear extends a spout E. To holdl this crown gear in engagement with the supporting rollers I we provide the pinions lr meshing with said crown gear and suitably held within the brackets K and K as shown.

The spout E'is snugly guided upon the rollers Z to prevent any lateral displacement, and at its forward end this spout is provided with a hinge N inovably holding the nozzle T as shown. To adjustably hold this hinged nozzle we provide a crimped strap P which is engaged by the end of a stop spring O as shown in Fig. 1 so that this nozzle may be tilted to give an outward direction to the emptying ensilage.

Secured to the elbow B at two vsuit-able points are the bearings J J shown in Figs. 1 and 2 which revolubly support the shaft X which is provided above with a gear Gr and below with a disk spiral H.

vEvtending upward from the elbow B is a suitable fan hood D and centrally held within this fan hood is a shaft Y provided'with the gear g meshing with the gear G as shown more clearly in Fig. 2. 'This shaft Y is provided with a plurality of fan blades a partly extending into the path of the air blown en.

silage the fan blades being shown in dotted line in Fig. 1 as extending partly into the el-v' bow.

The operation of our device is as follows- The spout having been carried over a suitable silo the ensilage cutter is set in operation. As the blast driven ensilage is blown through the elbow the lan within the hc )d will be actuated to rotate the shaft Y imparting arotary movement to the shaft X. The spiralprovided disk ll is in engagement with the crown gear M the instrumentalities being so arranged that at one revolution of the disk spiral ihecrown gear M is advanced onetooth. Now as the crown gear is revolved the spout is also rotated but at a slow speed so that the ensilage is delivered in an annular heap. 'l`he direction of the ensilage may be easily changed in adjusting the nozzle T. lt is of course uiulerstood that the ensilage is tamped down as it is delivered.

Having thus described our said invention 'whatwe claim as new is l. An. automatically operated delivery spout, comprising the combination with an elbow, of a suitably held supporting collar, a spout working within said supporting collar, a crown gear secured to said spout, said spout being held adjacent the delivery end of said elbow, a fan housin extending from said elbow, a fan Within saiigi housing, a gear se- 5" cured to said fan and actuated thereby, a gear provided shaft meshing With said fan gear, a s irai-provided disk secured to the lower emfof said gear shaft, said disk spiral meshing with said crown gear in the manner set 1o forth.

2. The combination With Ithe discharge spout of an ensilage cutter of the blower type, o .a fan housinv, afan Within said housing, a gear upon said fan, a suitably supported 15 shaft, a gear upon said shaftimeshing with aforesaid gear, a disk spiral at the lower end of said last mentioned shaft, a supporting collar secured to said spout, a delivery spout held by said sup orting collar, a crown gear secured to said elivery spout meshing with said disk spiral, and an adjustable nozzle secured to said delivery spout.

In testimony whereof, We aix our signatures, in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM E. DRAPER. FRANK W. STROHM.

Witnesses THos. l?. CAMPBELL, WARREN D, WHEELER. 

